Bag and Accessory Yarn

This page gathers the bag and accessory yarns under Threads: Hello Raffia 100 g (straw-look, light, shape-holding raffia yarn), YarnArt Cord Yarn paper yarn and macrame cords in a wide colour card. These are the yarns of shape-holding accessory projects such as beach bags, straw hats, baskets, plant pot covers and keyrings. The detailed guide is in Bag and Accessory Yarn, paper yarns in Paper Yarn, macrame cords in Macrame Cord, all knitting yarn in Hand Knitting Yarn.

Bags with Raffia

Hello Raffia 100 g is about 250 m; a medium beach bag takes 1–2 balls, a hat 1. Worked in single crochet with a 4–5 mm hook, with a leather or wooden handle added; it softens when wet, takes its shape when dry and is not machine washable.